Freshwater Fishing

Gaston live-bait choices

Anglers targeting Lake Gaston’s blue catfish have four baitfish choices. Anyone with a cast net can catch these baitfish, which are also available at local bait-and-tackle shops, but fishermen like guide Don Enderle know where to throw their nylon. […]

Featured

Crappie biting deep at Falls of Neuse, Jordan lakes

The crappie spawn has ended at North Carolina’s larger Piedmont lakes, but that doesn’t mean anglers can’t catch more tasty sac au lait. Triangle-area guide Freddie Sinclair said it’s been business as usual for him at his two favorite lakes, Falls of the Neuse and Jordan […]

Bass Fishing

Nice smallmouth surprises Kerr Lake tournament duo

Michael Hines of Gibsonville and fishing partner Roger Mabe of Climax didn’t catch enough bass to hang around for the weigh-in at the April 5 Tobacco Bass Invitational on Kerr Lake, but they definitely had the day’s most-interesting catch: a 3.58-pound smallmouth bass. […]